http://www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com/more.php?news_id=139275&date=2011-06-15

National football team gets new Macedonian coach

The National Team Management Committee (NTMC) hurriedly filled up the vacancy of the post of head coach for the national football team after the sudden departure of Croatian football coach Robert Rubcic, who left Bangladesh on June 2 without prior notice to NTMC, two months before completion of his one-year tenure.

Addressing a press conference at the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) conference room Tuesday, the NTMC chairman Badal Roy said they have confirmed the service of Macedonian coach Jovanovski for the national team Monday after being assured of not getting the service of coach Rubcic.

He said they have tried a lot to reach Rubcic through telephone, e-mail and by agent but failed to get any response from the other side, NTMC chairman Badal Roy said.

Rubcic, who was appointed September last year, has left his four-month's remuneration of U$ 18,000 which the NTMC failed to send him as he did not give us any way of sending his salary or even any bank account number, he added.

Badal said: "As a coach Rubcic is very gentle by nature and relation with BFF was very good, but it is really indecent manner from his side as he is not replying our queries."

The NTMC said that whatever the problems happened with Rubcic can be solved through negotiation with the NTMC, but "he should not have left the country without assigning any reason."

Replying to a question, Badal said they would inform FIFA of Rubcic's abrupt departure from Bangladesh.